Breath of life

Miel van Hoogenbemt & 55/77' — 1993

An intimist and true movie about life and death. About happiness, misfortune, hope and desire. About end and the fear of the end. A feature-lenght documentary about the last two weeks of the life of some persons ( in a hospice) suffering from cancer, and are in the terminal illness. The movie was shot between Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

Belgium

Production : Saga Film
Coproduction : Staccato Films, ZDF, Das Ideine Fernsehspiel, RTBF, CBA
With the support of TVSR, BRTN, NCRV, Het Fonds voor de Nederlandse Film, l’Oeuvre Nationale du Cancer, Belgosch Werk Tegen Kanker, Kom op tegen Kanker, Europe contre le Cancer.

Réalisation
Miel van Hoogenbemt
Scenario
Miel van Hoogenbemt
DOP
Louis-Philippe Capelle
Sound
Jean-Jacques Quinet
Image editor
Pilar Morales
Mix
Jacques Clisse
Image Format
16mm/Betacam SP

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